18 October 2016

Happy Alaska Day!

Alaska Day is a legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska, observed on October 18. It is the anniversary of the formal transfer of the Territory of Alaska from Russia to the United States, which occurred on Friday, October 18, 1867.

Size does matter. Alaska is 20% the size of the Lower 48, and 2.5 times the size of Texas.

4 comments:

griz said...

Another day in Paradise!
14 deg. and lightly snowing.

Alaskans, FOR global warming! :D

Rev. Paul said...

Griz, we've had three consecutive "warm" winters in southcentral, with lots of freezing rain & ice. We want cold & snowy!

FrankC said...

Happy Birthday Alaska!

Rev. Paul said...

Thanks, Frank. :)